Publications

two new species of quill mites of the family syringophilidae (acariformes: cheyletoidea) associated with treronine doves (columbiformes: columbidae: treroninae).	two new species of quill mites (acariformes: syringophilidae) associated with doves of the subfamily treroninae (columbiformes: columbidae) from the oceanian realm are described: gunabopicobia masalaje sp. nov. from six avian host species, ptilinopus iozonus gray (type host) ducula pistrinaria (bonaparte), d. rosacea (temminck), d. rufigaster (quoy and gaimard), d. spilorrhoa (gray), d. luctuosa (temminck), and peristerophila lature sp. nov. also from six host species ducula luctuosa (type host ...	2014	25112254
parent-offspring behavior of jambu fruit doves (ptilinopus jambu).	fruit doves (ptilinopus) constitute a genus of small to medium-sized, brightly colored arboreal birds, whose diets consist entirely of fruit. little is known about the behavior of fruit doves because most species inhabit dense forests and are difficult to observe in the wild. this study describes the parental behavior of jambu fruit dove pairs (ptilinopus jambu) in a captive breeding program at the saint louis zoo. continuous video recordings were made of three pairs which raised a total of eigh ...	2016	26866825